Travel Blogs from Virgin Islands British

Alarm this morning greeted with universal displeasure at 0700hrs! After vowing never to drink again managed a quick breakfast at which I was presented with a glass of Bucks Fizz, why not! All on deck for the tender to Gun Creek jetty for todays chosen ...

and of course a 5 day old jeep. unfortunately at the top of our temporary apartment there is only space for one car. Downstairs, there's space for another car, but to get to the spot you have to drive past the tamarind club up a tortuous, ...

Brewer's Bay is a popular spot with locals on weekends and off the usual tourist path. A cove on the North shore nestled in between massive hills with colorful homes. It is known to some as the best snorkeling spot on Tortola! It ...

We flew from Orlando to Puerto Rico on a big plane - one of the ones that has two seats on each side, then an aisle, and then like 5 or 6 seats across the middle. From the gate in Puerto Rico, after our layover, we took a little ...

Despite everything we had heard about the cinema (the only one, with only one screen!) we decided to give it a go. We wanted to watch the Martian on a big screen and it was showing at 6.30 on Monday evening. things didn't start well. Khai messaged ...

Today, our adventure takes us to Norman Island, and then to the west bank of Tortolla. The sail form Virgin Gorda Sound to Norman Island took across 22.5 nautical miles of open sea. Norman Island is uninhabited and privately owned. The island ...

... de Navigator" which was amazing. It's unbelievable how talented these kids are. Today in BVI. Arrived Tortola, then ferried to Virgin Gorda, to " The Baths" which is a very unique geological rock formation around two beaches, The Baths and Devils Bay, ...

I noticed a ship pulling into the harbour the other day from my office as it looks right out in the dock where all the continents arrived, and wondered if ours was on that ship as it was due to arrive that day. i also noticed driving past the dock a ...

We had a terrific sail from Anegada Island back towards Tortola. There was a stead 15 knot wind that enabled us to average 4.5 to 5 knots most of the way. Around noon, we tied to a mooring pendant on Great Dog Island and had lunch. Then, we dinghied to a ...

We arrived at St. Thomas airport around 2:15 VI time (1:15 EST) They told us to take a taxi to the "fast ferry" over to Tortola. We found a fast taxi driver along with a few other couples and headed out. They drive on the other side of ...

... Saba Rock and had one more island we wanted to see. Necker Island is owned by Sir Richard Branson. He owns Virgin Airlines. The home burned a couple of months ago, but the island is stunning. We couldn't get too close because ...

We were up before 9:00 a.m.., completed our packing and had a light breakfast before heading to the Red Hook ferry dock to catch what was supposed to be the 11:15 fast ferry from St. Thomas to West End, Tortola. However, after buying our tickets, ...

... deck today is about the history of Norman Island and the surrounding area. The battles between the French Spanish and British for control of the Islands. Absolutely clear and very hot today. Lunch buffet on deck today. A huge roast Turkey, super dark ...

... lt;/a> Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the BritishVirginIslands (BVI) with a population of around 4,000. Virgin Gorda covers an area of about 8 square miles. Christopher ...

After last night's provisioning. This our two crews get familiar with our respective sailboats, do safety training, crew training... Then off we go... Skipper Zuzana and Captain Steve who sailed these waters before will take the lead. Celi, Garry ...

Today we officially christened Purrfect Passage with champagne & three times around the boat. The North South crew helped us consume what was left over after the annoitings of two bows along with some snacks. We spent the day hanging ...

Wedding was at sunset, everyone dressed in white and looked amazing. Was short, sweet and tasteful.
After a brief powercut we had an amazing 7 course meal served to us and then the party started.
We partied unitl the DJ got tired. At one point ...